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Related Injuries
T.E.A.M. Clinic specializes in
the treatment of work related injuries.
About Worker's Compensation
Workers’ compensation laws provide medical benefits to
employees who are injured as a result of an accident, injury,
or improper work environment. Workers’ compensation is
designed to protect workers and their dependents against the
hardships from injury arising from their jobs. It is intended
to benefit the employee and employer alike. The employee
receives medical benefits in exchange for forfeiting the
common law right to sue the employer. The employer benefits by
receiving immunity from court actions against them by the
employee in exchange for accepting liability that is limited
and determined. The question of negligence or fault is usually
not an issue.In California , almost anyone who works for
almost any employer is most likely covered by workers'
compensation. To be eligible, you must be an employee and that
is someone who works for another under a contract of hire and
receives a salary or hourly wage. You do not have to be
employed full-time and more than one employer can employ you
and it is not necessary that you have a written employment
contract. Employees can include an illegal alien, minors and
prisoners.
How Do I File A Claim?
You must immediately notify your employer if you sustain
any type of injury at work. You should initially verbally tell
your supervisor of the injury as soon as possible after you
have been injured or realize you have a problem from the work
you are doing. It is also important, but not mandatory, that
you give your employer written notice of the injury within
thirty (30) days after the date of your injury. If your injury
developed over a period of time, you should notify your
employer as soon as you have symptoms and realize that the
problems are a result of your working condition.
Most employers have a standard
form for reporting injuries, and if they do, you should make
certain that you either personally fill out the form or make
sure that your supervisor fills it out. When you report your
injury, you are informing your employer that you have been
injured, and this is different than filing a workers'
compensation claim.
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